Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation
To ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd
Amid U.S. fears the app could be used to spy on Americans and censor content
The legislation would block all transactions from any social media company in or under the influence of China and Russia
Rubio's office said in a news release, adding that a companion bill in the U.S
House of Representatives was sponsored by Republican congressman Mike Gallagher and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi
It is troubling that rather than encouraging the administration to conclude its national security review of TikTok
Some members of Congress have decided to push for a politically-motivated ban
That will do nothing to advance the national security of the United States," a TikTok spokesperson said
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